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Fup. Store Cat.
The Trip to Kahani
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Bear
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Zooey
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At five o'clock, with the sun slowly dipping toward the tree line, Zooey decides to take matters into his own hands.
Soon it will be getting dark, and what chance to find dinner will he have then? The cats can trap a mouse or catch a bird (hence their lack of urgency), but Zooey prefers his meals prepared, thank you very much.
The trick, he figures, is to situate himself centrally on the block such that when a car turns into its driveway he's already gathering the rolled-up newspaper off the lawn; and by the time the car parks, he stands ready to deliver the paper into the appreciative hands of its owner. From the spot Zooey eventually selects, he can cover any one of eight homes, easy.
Less than ten minutes pass before he earns his first snack.
"Of course they give him food," Bear tells Fup, waiting beside the third house into which the big dog has gained access. "He probably won't let go of the newspaper until they set out a cold cut platter."
Zooey returns moments later in high spirits, bearing news: The brown split-level on the corner (source of snack number two: leftover burger meat) does not house pets. Its backyard isn't fenced. "And they liked me," Zooey confides. "On the odd chance they catch us sleeping on their patio, I'm sure they'll let us stay till morning."
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